How Many People Are Named Danta?
An estimated 389 people in the United States have the first name Danta. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Danta peaked in popularity in 1977 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Danta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
389
About 1 in 881,117 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1977
24 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danta
Danta is predominantly male (97.5%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Danta as a male name
Ranked #7,715 in 2007
10 male births in 2007
Peak: 1977 (24 births)
Danta as a female name
Ranked #6,719 in 1965
5 female births in 1965
Peak: 1960 (5 births)
Danta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danta span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 135 babies were registered. While Danta is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Danta by Decade
How has Danta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Danta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danta
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Danta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danta?
We estimate approximately 389 people named Danta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 881,117 Americans share this first name.
Is Danta a common name?
Danta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danta most popular?
Danta reached peak popularity in 1977, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danta is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danta a male name?
Danta is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danta Smith, Danta Johnson, Danta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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